The Premier League is a brutal world. Just one weak performance can lead to you losing your place in the starting team. Despite that brutality, there are still players lining up at the weekend who aren't doing enough to deserve that privilege...

A weekend packed with football has drawn to a close and there have been some really outstanding performances from around Europe's biggest leagues. Hat tricks, spectacular saves and much more have made this a particularly exciting round of action...

Manchester City 's Adam Johnson has been linked with a move away from the Etihad Stadium after his failure to secure a regular spot in City's starting lineup. He made just 10 Premier League starts last season...

South Korea and Japan will do battle this Friday after both sides lost in their respective semifinals. With a bronze medal at stake, this third place playoff has a far greater significance than it might otherwise have...

Great Britain's men take on their Uruguayan counterparts this evening at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, needing at least a draw in order to guarantee qualification for the next round of matches...

Sir Alex Ferguson is arguably the greatest football manager of all time. He's seen it all and won it all with the same club for over 25 years. Now aged 70, he is still working his magic and is showing no signs of winding down his career...

So, Andy Carroll, the man widely regarded as a £35 million flop, has made England's Euro 2012 squad. Carroll will be taking his seat on the plane to Poland and Ukraine alongside fellow strikers Wayne Rooney, Danny Welbeck and Jermain Defoe...

Another Premier League season is in the history books, and what an incredible one it was; the title and relegation battles closely linked on the last day of the season, bundles of surprising results from surprising teams and some truly stunning goals...

Risk is a big part of football. Players take risks every time they stretch for a ball, managers take risks every time they sign a player and owners do the same whenever they commit money to their club...

Football is big business. The sums of money involved in the game at the highest level are truly incredible. In an ESPN article last year , it was revealed that, on average, Barcelona's players earn $7,910,737 a year—the most in the world...

All around Europe, leagues are entering their final weeks and titles are up for grabs. Plenty has been written about these title fights, so perhaps turning our eyes towards next season wouldn't be such a bad idea...

In the modern game, teams spot players at ever younger ages. They are put through development programs that are designed to squeeze every ounce of ability out of them. It is no wonder that some players burn out and fail to make the cut...